Respiratory System Flashcards
re-
Again
spir/o
to breathe
-atory
pertaining to
in-
in
-ation
process of
ex-
out
hal/o
to breathe
pneum/o
air, lung
aer/o
air
pulmon/o
lung
-logist
one who specializes in the study of
ox/i, ox/o
oxygen
capn/o
carbon dioxide
nas/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
sept/o
wall
-um
structure
para-
near
-al
pertaining to
sinus/o
sinus
sin/o
sinus
adenoid/o
adenoid
alveol/o
alveolus
muc/o
mucus
pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
salping/o
eustachian tube
or/o
mouth
tonsill/o
tonsils
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
epiglott/o
epiglottis
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
mediastin/o
mediastinum
thorac/o
chest
steth/o
chest
pector/o
chest
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchi/o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
pneumon/o
lung
lob/o
lobe
lobul/o
lobe
pleur/o
pleura
viscer/o
viscera
pariet/o
wall
diaphragm/o
diaphragm
diaphrgmat/o
diaphragm
phren/o
diaphragm
inter-
between
cost/o
rib
a-
without
phon/o
sound
-ia
condition
cyan/o
blue
-osis
abnormal condition
dys-
difficult
-pnea
breathing
brady-
slow
hyper-
excessive
orth/o
straight
tachy-
fast
hem/o
blood
-ptysis
spitting
hypo-
deficient
-emia
blood condition
-dynia
pain
pyr/o
fire, fever
-exia
condition
-rrhea
discharge
tympan/o
drum
-itis
inflammation
myc/o
fungus
-malacia
softening
-stenosis
narrowing
tel/o
complete
-ectasis
dilation
-spasm
sudden, involuntary contraction
-ary
pertaining to
-thorax
chest (pleural cavity)
coni/o
dust
syn-
together, with
-drome
to run
hamart/o
defect
-oma
tumor
-ous
pertaining to
aden/o
gland
papill/o
nipple
-carcinoma
cancer of epithelial origin
arteri/o
artery
-scopy
process of viewing
tom/o
slice
-graphy
process of recording
-metry
process of measurement
son/o
sound
-ectomy
removal, excision
-plasty
surgical repair
endo-
within
-tomy
incision
-centesis
surgical puncture
-stomy
new opening
ABG
arterial blood gas
A&P
auscultation and percussion
AP
anteroposterior
ARF
acute respiratory failure
CF
cystic fibrosis
CO 2
carbon dioxide
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
CT
computed tomography
CTA
clear to auscultation
CWP
coal workers’ pneuoconiosis
CXR
chest x-ray
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
HHN
hand-held nebulizer
LLL
left lower lobe (of the lungs)
LUL
left upper lobe (of the lungs)
MDI
metered dose inhaler